Continued Conversations with Megan Gill

Continued Conversations with Megan Gill

I'm Back From My Reality TV Hiatus, and I Have Some Thoughts

Hey Hollywood, centering a variety of bodies is cool.

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Megan Gill
Nov 04, 2025
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I grew up watching a lot of reality TV. I was introduced to “Real World” and “Jersey Shore“ and “Top Model” and “Project Runway.” I’d watched many seasons of “The Bachelor”/”The Bachelorette” with my parents (of all people). The bodies centered on television in the late 90s/early 2000s were typically one-dimensional. Our culture tended to center smaller…

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